Bennie Thompson, Chairman of Homeland Security Committee, and Alex Sink, Florida Chief Financial Officer, were keynote speakers of the Forum. See Chairman Thompson's reason for attending here >

	Agenda
	Wednesday, December 3, 2008 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Registration Swan 5, Swan Convention Center, West Tower 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch available Room TBD 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Welcome Remarks Swan 6 Bennie Thompson, Chairman, Homeland Security Committee, U.S. Congress (Rep: MS) Forum Sponsors 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm Climate Change and Adaptation Strategies Moderator: Amanda Staudt - National Wildlife Federation Panelists: Andrew Fahlund - American Rivers Frank Nutter - Reinsurance Association of America, Lew Rothstein - University of Rhode Island / WeatherPredict 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm Building Codes and Land Use Moderator: Nanette Lockwood - Solutia Inc. Panelists:Sarah Owen Gledhill - Florida Wildlife Federation David Conrad - National Wildlife Federation Eli Lehrer - Competitive Enterprise Institute 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm Modeling the Impact of Hurricanes Moderator: Craig Tillman - WeatherPredict Consulting Inc. Panelists: Paul VanderMarck - Risk Management Solutions, Larry Twisdale - Applied Research Associated, Inc. 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm Delegates' Open Mic Session Room TBD 6:15 pm Welcome Cocktails and Dinner Atlantic Dance, Disney Boardwalk Thursday, December 4, 2008 7:30 am – 8:45 am Private Tour and Presentation: StormStruck at Epcot, Walt Disney Wrold Buses depart from Swan Hotel lobby at 7:30am sharp 9:00 pm – 10:15 am Mainstreaming Mitigation through Communication and Education Moderator: Leslie Chapman Henderson - Federal Alliance for Safe Homes Panelists: Jeanne Salvatore - Insurance Information Institute Tami Torres - My Safe Florida Home 10:15 am – 11:30 am Subsidies and Economic Sustainability Moderator: Pat Maroney - Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center Panelists: Debra Ballen - Institute for Business & Home Safety Robert Hartwig - Insurance Information Institute 11:30 am – 12:45 pm Mitigation Technologies Moderator: Julie Rochman - Institute for Business & Home Safety Panelists: Peter Vickery - Applied Research Associates, Inc., Warner Chang - IBHS, Tofigh Shirazi - Intercontinental United Investors, Inc. 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm Ask the Policymakers and Panelists - Q&A Session 1:30 pm Closing Remarks Lunch Available